Dictionary Entry
scrutinize
scrutinize is a 10-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To examine closely; to inspect or observe with critical attention; to regard narrowly; as, to scrutinize the measures of administration; to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals. Face value is 21 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 21 · Words With Friends 24 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To examine closely; to inspect or observe with critical attention; to regard narrowly; as, to scrutinize the measures of administration; to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals.
- 2intransitive verb
To make scrutiny.
- 3verb
examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
"audit accounts and tax returns"
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- 4verb
to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
"he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror"
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